Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers unevenly steady to 10.00 lower. Feeder Heifers unevenly steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder Bulls mostly steady. Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $319.48/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −73.34 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$319.48

108 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$524

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2

$87.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.66

vs TN average

−37.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	327.50	1,795	93
Medium and Large 2-3	527	280.45	1,479	11thin
Small 1-2	529	240.35	1,271	4thin

One grade step is worth $87.15/cwt here — about $524 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $429.07, low $318.98, median $392.82 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale108 hd

319.48

—

TN average16 barns · 909 hd

325.13

−5.66

National average188 barns · 19,415 hd

356.89

−37.41

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−73.34

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,759	179.54	3,159	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,496	162.14	2,425	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,323	151.12	1,999	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,191	125.14	1,490	51

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,410	$3,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,230	$2,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

111 lots · USDA AMS · Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	302.92/cwt	275.00–310.00	2,208	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,030	215.05/cwt	210.00–220.00	2,215	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	924	249.98/cwt	245.00–255.00	2,310	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	316.89/cwt	292.50–325.00	1,822	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	377.10/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,787	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	233.53/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	413.00/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,743	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	327.30/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,862	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	301.51/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,900	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	362.96/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,564	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	705	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,432	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	338.24/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,779	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	329.80/cwt	310.00–345.00	2,526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	298.27/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,978	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	754	282.74/cwt	270.00–287.00	2,132	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	452.04/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,221	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	563	385.95/cwt	382.00–390.00	2,173	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	420.06/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,789	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	428.82/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,372	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	395.38/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,510	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	429.60/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,194	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	332.99/cwt	310.00–345.00	2,264	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	327	345.03/cwt	280.00–405.00	1,128	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	313	460.20/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	405.83/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,932	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	388.05/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,022	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	354.22/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,672	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	316	425.20/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,344	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	304.91/cwt	292.50–320.00	2,049	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	343.32/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,813	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	297.73/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,888	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	259.91/cwt	255.00–270.00	2,142	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	620	273.28/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	578	279.98/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,618	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	424	325.38/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,380	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	461	401.98/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,853	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	381	366.41/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,396	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	658	265.02/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,744	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	400–450	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	500–550	529	240.35/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,271	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	750–800	760	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	414.45/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,567	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	275.77/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,132	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	300–350	318	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	906	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	600–650	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	1
Steers	Small 1-2	300–350	310	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	946	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	122.09/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,431	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,224	138.24/cwt	130.00–148.00	1,692	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	168.73/cwt	166.00–172.00	2,521	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	164.23/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,076	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	136.01/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,704	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,845	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	2,251	1
Bulls	—	—	1,582	169.61/cwt	162.00–177.00	2,683	6
Bulls	—	—	1,853	195.96/cwt	195.00–197.00	3,631	2
Bulls	—	—	1,857	182.52/cwt	179.00–188.00	3,389	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	152.19/cwt	143.00–159.00	2,053	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	107.82/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,250	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	159.95/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,393	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	516	365.14/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,884	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	618	324.97/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,008	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	527	323.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,705	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	479	326.13/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,562	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,410	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	511	291.50/cwt	255.00–305.00	1,490	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	622	258.65/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	308.89/cwt	260.00–340.00	1,297	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	363.73/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	343.32/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,785	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	361.04/cwt	325.00–400.00	1,545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	368	308.60/cwt	265.00–365.00	1,136	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	250.11/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	356.52/cwt	305.00–390.00	1,159	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	855	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	278	339.23/cwt	230.00–375.00	943	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	266.59/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	975	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	419	330.22/cwt	260.00–380.00	1,384	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	327.58/cwt	250.00–380.00	1,238	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	348.77/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,023	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	333.59/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,409	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	567	302.25/cwt	270.00–312.00	1,714	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	260	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	586	329.23/cwt	327.50–332.50	1,929	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	331.46/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,068	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	350	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	262.17/cwt	235.00–290.00	1,783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	277	394.97/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,094	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	450–500	498	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	613	365.58/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,241	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	556	261.11/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,452	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	293.73/cwt	220.00–325.00	1,542	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	379	354.28/cwt	325.00–380.00	1,343	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	510	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,117	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	729	326.75/cwt	326.75–326.75	2,382	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	654	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,011	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	306.03/cwt	240.00–335.00	1,457	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	325.04/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	288.90/cwt	240.00–315.00	1,777	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	870	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	213.33/cwt	180.00–230.00	1,589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	341.69/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,626	13

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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